Project 10073 Record Card — Washington, D.C., 13 October 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying routing cover sheet detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported on October 13, 1955, in Washington, D.C. An anonymous civilian witness contacted authorities via telephone at 17:00 hours to report an observation made earlier that day at approximately 16:00 hours. The witness, who was positioned west of the Washington Cathedral looking across the Glover Park area, described seeing a single round object that matched the color of a cloud. The object was noted to have a white vapor trail and was moving at a high speed in a southeasterly direction at an estimated altitude of 5,000 to 7,000 feet. The witness reported that the object made no sound and eventually disappeared into a cloud. Although the witness refused to provide their name, the internal correspondence from an individual identified as 'Jas' noted that the witness appeared sincere and did not seem to be perpetrating a hoax. The report was forwarded to AFOIN-4 for review. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card is that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation of the incident.